Marathon Energy Helps Sponsor Fundraisers for Ronald McDonald House & St. Jude Children's Hospital
Connie DeBartolo (center), business development manager for Marathon Energy, with two volunteers at the Kids for Kids Family Day fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
June 5, 2015 — Marathon Cares, the charitable arm of the family-owned oil, gas and electricity supply and service company, Marathon Energy, helped sponsor last month two New York fundraising events for organizations dedicated to treating childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases: Ronald McDonald House and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. On May 16, Marathon supported the 20th annual Niki Sedaris Memorial Walkathon to benefit the Greek Division of Ronald McDonald House New York.
The walkathon was dedicated to the memory of Niki Sedaris, founder of the Greek division and a supporter of the New York Ronald McDonald House since it opened in 1978, who died in October 2011. As the largest RMH in the world, the facility has 84 rooms that provide housing, programs and social services for the families of children being treated for cancer and other serious illnesses or injuries.
This year's event drew more than 500 participants who donated $15 each and walked three miles carrying red, white and blue balloons. Marathon participated at the philanthropist level, along with numerous sponsors, helping to raise $85,000.
On May 30, hundreds of visitors, contributors and sponsors gathered for this year's annual Kids for Kids Family Day for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which raised more than a million dollars. The festivities took place at the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, and featured rides, carnival games, food trucks, ice-skating, face painting, raffles, a silent auction and a barbecue lunch.
Connie DeBartolo, business development manager, represented Marathon Energy at the event. Marathon supported the cause by sponsoring lunch and advertising in the event journal. The company serves residential and commercial properties throughout the Metropolitan area with its fleet of fuel and service trucks.
More than 500 people participated in the 20th Annual Niki Sedaris Memorial Walkathon on the Upper East Side on May 16 to benefit the Greek Division of Ronald McDonald House New York.